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India.com
15-05-2025
- Politics
- India.com
'Pakistan Chose Not To Take That Good Advice': Jaishankar On Operation Sindoor
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thrusday said that India successfully achieved its strategic objectives during a recent military operation by decisively targeting and dismantling terrorist infrastructure across the border. He further emphasised that India had made its intentions clear from the outset by communicating to Pakistan that the strikes were aimed solely at terrorist camps and not at the military, which was advised to stay out of the conflict. #WATCH | On cessation of firing & military action between India and Pakistan, EAM Dr S Jaishankar says,"...It is clear who wanted cessation of firing." "We achieved the goals which we set out to do by destroying the terrorist infrastructure. Since key goals were achieved, I… — ANI (@ANI) May 15, 2025 He revealed that despite the warning, Pakistan chose to intervene and suffered significant losses during the operation, particularly on the morning of May 10. "The satellite pictures show how much damage we did and what little damage they did. It is clear who wanted cessation of firing," Jaishankar said. The armed forces launched Operation Sidoor, targeting nine different locations in Pakistan and PoK. This operation was carried out in retaliation for the Ahalgora terror attack, which claimed the lives of 26 people—25 Indian nationals and one Nepali national.
Time of India
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Pakistan's ‘innocent preacher' is actually a global terrorist
Pakistan had claimed that the man leading the prayers was Abdul Rauf (circled), a preacher and member of Pakistan Markazi Muslim League. But it turns out that he was actually Hafiz Abdul Rauf — a 'specially designated global terrorist' by the US who is also on SDN (Specially Designated Nationals) list of the US govt (AFP photo) Pakistan's misinformation campaign was exposed yet again after its claim that the man leading funeral prayers for terrorists was an innocent preacher turned out to be blatant lie and the man in question was identified as a designated global terrorist . During a press conference, Pakistan's DG-ISPR (Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations) had flashed the national ID card of a man with a similar name, Abdul Rauf, claiming that he was a preacher and a member of the Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML) party. However, details from the same bio-data exposed the intricate web of misinformation spun by the ISI. It turned out that Abdul Rauf was not a preacher or Masood Azhar's slain brother with the same name but a different individual with ties to Lashkar-eTaiba. The man, Hafiz Abdul Rauf , is a 'specially designated global terrorist' (SDGT) by the US department of treasury and is also on the SDN (Specially Designated Nationals) list of the US government. Pakistan's lies were busted from their computerised national identity card (CNIC) number visible in the document flashed by DG ISPR Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif. The number 35202-5400413-9 on the document is the same as the one listed by the US treasury and the Office of Foreign Assets Control which incidentally also lists Lt Gen Sharif's father, Mahmood Sultan Bashiruddin, as a designated terrorist with ties to al-Qaida. In the press conference held by DG ISPR during Operation Sidoor, a Pakistan Air Force officer also claimed to have shown 'tactical brilliance' in Pulwama, which is being interpreted as an acknowledgement of the Pakistani military's role in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Invest $200 in Amazon without buying stocks to earn a second salary Marketsall Sign Up Undo They then went on to allege that India's claims of Abdul Rauf being a terrorist were not true. Incidentally, the same photograph of Abdul Rauf at the burial was used by India to identify and release the names of senior Pakistan army personnel and key police officials who attended the funeral of terrorists — including high-ranking officers such as Lt Gen Fayyaz Hussain Shah and Inspector General of Police Usman Anwar. According to the US treasury department, Hafiz Abdul Rauf, a member of LeT's senior leadership since 1999, is the chief of Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation, operating LeT's relief activities in disguise.
Time of India
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Top 5 news of the day: 'Ready to retaliate if Pakistan escalates', India tells China; Civil defence drills begin at airports, railway stations across India after Operation Sindoor, and more
'Ready to retaliate if Pakistan escalates', India tells China after Operation Sindoor Operation Sindoor: Army releases videos of strikes on Pakistan terror camps 'Only those who killed innocent civilians were targeted', says Rajnath Singh on Operation Sindoor Civil defence drills begin at airports, railway stations across India amid rising tensions with Pak PM Modi hails 'Operation Sindoor' as moment of pride in Cabinet meeting: Report Today's top stories cover major developments in defence, politics and international relations after Operation Sindoor Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the Indian armed forces for carrying out targeted strikes at terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, PTI reported, quoting sources. The prime minister chaired a meeting of the Union Cabinet, hours after 'Operation Sindoor' was launched to destroy terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied after defence minister Rajnath Singh informed the Cabinet about Operation Sindoor, the entire Cabinet hailed the action and the prime minister's leadership with thumping of Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi expressed full support for the Operation Sidoor carried out by Indian Armed Forces on Wednesday. CWC discussed and full support and best wishes and love to our armed forces, he leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said, "Our armed forces have taken brave and decisive action against Pakistan. We stand by government. We salute their nationalism. Congress had since day one backed the government to take decisive action against Pakistan and terror emanating from Pakistan and POK.""NSA briefed his counterparts on actions taken and method of execution, which was measured, non-escalatory and restrained. He emphasised that India had no intent to escalate but was well prepared to retaliate resolutely should Pakistan decide to escalate," an official said. Follow live update Indian Army has released several videos of strikes carried out at nine terrorist spots in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir under "Operation Sindoor" in the early hours of Wednesday. Read full story The Defence Minister said that the operation was aimed at targeting terrorists and was limited to their camps. "With the aim of breaking the morale of terrorists, this action was limited to their camps and other infrastructure," Rajnath said. "Our action has been taken very thoughtfully and in a measured manner," he added. Follow live updates As part of a nationwide mock drill, the NDMC area of Delhi will observe a scheduled blackout from 8:00 pm to 8:15 pm on Tuesday. The drill aims to test emergency preparedness and coordination among various agencies in the event of a crisis. Follow live updates Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the Indian armed forces for carrying out targeted strikes at terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, PTI reported, quoting sources. Read full story
